Robert Crumb interviewed about Donald Trump

It's always interesting to hear what Robert Crumb has to say about notable people, alive and dead. In the latest installment of "Crumb on Others," Alexander Wood asks Crumb about Castro, Lenin, and Trump.

Crumb: Yeah, but I would watch him and find him so offensive, so obnoxious and hateful. How could anybody just looking at him and watching his behavior think for one second that hes anything but a sociopath!? I just couldnt imagine how anyone could think hes a viable candidate for the presidency. On the other hand, Bernie Sanders who was out actually speaking some truth I thought he was great. You see thats what happens when you get a politician who actually tells the truth nope, cant have him. The Democrats made sure he didnt get nominated. They reaped what they sowed, the Democratic Party operatives, when they fixed it so Bernie would lose the primary votes in New York and California.

Alex: Also, a lot of people are just biologically wired to be really taken in by authoritarian people.

Crumb: Thats true, youre right. Youre right. They just want a big, strong chief who will take care of everything, lead them into battle and provide the big feast afterward and parcel out the spoils. Yep.

Alex: And the weird thing is, it doesnt have that much to do with education. You can be a very educated person but a very pro-authoritarian person and youre really going to be sympathetic to Trump.

Crumb: Were going to take care of this. Yeah. Were gonna get this straightened out and kick out all the parasites and lock some people up, etc.

Alex: Some eggs are gonna be broken when you make an omelet, you know? And thats just the way it is, and hes gotta take charge. A lot of Americans like that. A no nonsense kind of guy, whos just gonna take charge, because it simplifies their world. They just feel someones going to take care of the problems that are just too complicated for them.

Crumb: Yeah, thats right. Hitler explains all that in Mein Kampf. Hes very straight forward about it. If you want to galvanize the population behind your political cause youve got to speak simply to them, youve got to keep it black and white and youve got to have an enemy thats very obvious, that you can point to. Hitler was kind of a genius that way. I wonder how soon its going to be before the general run of the supporters of Trump start to feel betrayed. I wonder how long thats going to take.